Crews battle 9-acre brush fire in North Fort Myers

Reporter: Elizabeth Biro
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Smoke and haze filled the sky in North Fort Myers as fire crews battled a brush fire.

The fire started around 1 p.m. Tuesday.

The fire was west of the intersection of Bogart Drive and Gish Lane, near the Crane Landing community and Suncoast Estates.

It was near Mellow Drive, which turns into Del Prado North and North Tamiami Trial.

Multiple acres burned, and crews worked hard to control the flames.

The North Fort Myers Fire Department PIO confirmed that the STRIKE team responded to this call.

No structures were threatened, and the fire is currently 95% contained, according to the Florida Forest Service.

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